durative
[ doo r-uh-tiv, dyoo r- ]
/ ˈdʊər ə tɪv, ˈdyʊər- /
adjective Grammar.
noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing incomplete or continued action. Beat and walk are durative in contrast to strike and step.
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Origin of durative
First recorded in 1885–90; durat(ion) + -ive
Words nearby durative
durante vita, duranty, duras, duration, duration tetany, durative, durazzo, durban, durban poison, durbar, dure
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Example sentences from the Web for durative
The tense of the verb (present durative) implies that some of them had been doing precisely this thing.
Studies in the Epistle of James|A. T. RobertsonDurative forms: future and subjunctive magpaN-(→); past nagpaN-(→).
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. WolffFor the use of the durative passive forms see the entry under paga-un.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff“Let him pray,” let him pray as a habit (present tense of durative action).
Studies in the Epistle of James|A. T. Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for durative
durative
/ (ˈdjʊərətɪv) grammar /
adjective
denoting an aspect of verbs that includes the imperfective and the progressive
noun
- the durative aspect of a verb
- a verb in this aspect
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